CVE-2018-9859 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker can achieve persistent privilege escalation by exploiting an unquoted service path in the NAVER Whale update service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-9859?
CVE-2018-9859 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The path of Whale update service was unquoted in NAVER Whale before 1.0.40.7. This vulnerability can be used for persistent privilege escalation if it's available to create an executable file with System privilege by other vulnerable applications.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9859?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Navercorp Whale.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9859?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-9859 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9859 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f3cv-m522-fjxc.